Simulating_Crimes_C49
by MarineTLChapter 49: A Case within a Case? The Truth Emerges!
Through the date on the email, and…
the numerous suspicious clues accumulated earlier, Su Ming immediately narrowed down the scope of the criminal suspects to those closely connected with the two victims, or at least those who were familiar with Zhang Wan and Huang Yan!
Otherwise, if it were a random murder, the likelihood of sending game invitation emails to both of them so precisely would be nearly impossible!
Only someone familiar with them… could have had the opportunity to carry out this crime!
But at this point, it’s still just a hypothesis. It must be further verified.
With this thought, Su Ming turned to Huang Yan, sitting opposite, and seriously asked.
“Huang Yan.”
“I need to ask you something.”
“Where did Zhang Wan get the Blue Whale game invitation? Did you tell her about it, or was it through another channel…”
This question left Xu Changsheng, who had been sitting beside them, slightly confused as he raised an eyebrow.
In previous analysis and deductions, it was assumed that Huang Yan had told Zhang Wan about the Blue Whale game, since Huang Yan had known about it for a month, and Zhang Wan had only started mentioning it repeatedly in the last 15 days or so.
Thus, it was presumed that Huang Yan had informed Zhang Wan about the game.
But now…
Su Ming seemed to have made a different discovery?
Huang Yan, who was eager to catch the mastermind, froze for a moment upon hearing Su Ming’s question, and quickly shook her head.
“No, no. I didn’t tell Xiao Wan about this game.”
“When I received the game invitation, I just looked at it casually, without any intention of participating in the game!!!”
“Because…”
“I clearly know… I don’t want freedom, and I definitely don’t want what they call ‘rebirth’!!!”
“As for where Xiao Wan found out about this game, I’m not entirely sure. I just remember…”
“One day, Xiao Wan excitedly called me, saying she found a really fun game that could help her escape her current painful situation.”
“She imagined freedom and a light, comfortable feeling.”
“After trying it once, she specifically called me, hoping I’d join the game too…”
Hearing this, Xu Changsheng took a sharp breath and turned to look at Su Ming, then quickly turned back to Huang Yan, asking,
“So, this Blue Whale game wasn’t something you started with Zhang Wan?”
“Instead, Zhang Wan played the game first according to the instructions, felt it was effective, and then invited you to join?”
“Is that the case?”
Huang Yan didn’t answer verbally but nodded vigorously in affirmation.
At this moment, Xu Changsheng clicked his tongue and turned to Su Ming, exclaiming,
“Tsk… Xiaoming, how do you come up with these insights? How did you pick up on the clues?”
“We originally assumed that Huang Yan received the invitation and introduced the Blue Whale game to Zhang Wan, but not long ago…”
“You figured out the clue and overturned this assumption!”
“However, this discovery has saved us a lot of detours.”
“I previously asked Vice Principal Zhang from Shude Middle School, and he confirmed that apart from Huang Yan and Zhang Wan, no one else received the Blue Whale game invitation.”
“Such precise email delivery, and being able to judge… that Huang Yan and Zhang Wan were affected by this game, clearly points to a higher chance of someone familiar around them committing this crime, so we’ve ruled out random crimes.”
“And now, the likelihood of catching the criminal has increased significantly!”
“As for…”
“The so-called feeling of lightness and escape from pain that Zhang Wan mentioned…”
“It’s pretty clear…”
“It’s caused by drugs and opioids!!!”
Su Ming nodded in agreement.
According to the test results of Zhang Wan’s blood, the main substances detected were high-purity heroin, methamphetamine, and ketamine.
These three drugs each have different effects.
Heroin can separate the consciousness from the body, causing dissociation and nerve damage, which is why Zhang Wan experienced the Blue Whale consciousness.
Methamphetamine causes excitement and a euphoric state, which is why Zhang Wan mentioned forgetting the pain she had experienced.
As for ketamine…
It damages memory and cognitive abilities, and may lead to schizophrenia, which allowed the mastermind to control Zhang Wan more easily.
It can be said that in order to execute this mental crime, the mastermind was very well-prepared, as gathering these three high-purity drugs alone is incredibly difficult!!!
However, although it’s certain that the criminal is someone nearby, there are still too few useful clues!
With just these fragmented clues, it’s impossible to identify the suspect. More clues are needed to make a determination!!!
Su Ming closed his laptop for now, intending to slowly browse through the detailed email content after the interrogation was over. He then looked up at Huang Yan and gestured for her to continue.
“Please go on.”
“What happened next?”
Huang Yan nodded obediently and continued to speak.
“Although I wasn’t initially interested in the Blue Whale game…”
“However…”
“Xiao Wan said it was really useful, so I decided to join the game out of curiosity to see if it really had such magical effects.”
“After I replied to the invitation email from over ten days ago…”
“It wasn’t long before the Blue Whale game sent me the first task. I still remember the content vaguely…”
“It asked me to go to an old alley, find someone, and take thirty Dream Candies?”
“It said…”
“Before completing the daily tasks, I had to eat one Dream Candy so I could gain true freedom and happiness.”
“At first, I was a little scared of that old alley.”
“But Xiao Wan said she had already been there and that there was no danger at all, plus the candies were really sweet and tasted good, just like they said, helping her have beautiful dreams.”
“So, I went to that old alley.”
Su Ming tapped his fingers on the table, interrupting Huang Yan’s story to ask,
“Old alley?”
“Do you remember the name of that alley? What about the person? Any features or anything that stood out?”
Huang Yan furrowed her brows, trying to recall. After a few seconds, she helplessly shook her head.
“I don’t remember.”
“Since that day, I feel like my memory has worsened. A lot of things that happened that day are a bit blurry.”
This response didn’t surprise Su Ming or Xu Changsheng, though it was a bit unfortunate.
Since that day, Huang Yan had started using drugs. Though the efficiency of oral ingestion isn’t as high as smoking, injecting, or taking it through other means, the high purity was enough to affect Huang Yan and cause the side effects of the drugs.
Memory loss was, of course, a normal result.
At this moment, Huang Yan, who was desperately trying to remember, suddenly seemed to recall something and looked up, saying,
“Oh, right.”
“I suddenly remembered something that stood out to me that day.”
“After I received the thirty candies from that person…”
“A very thin and dark middle-aged man suddenly crawled up to that person’s leg, shouting…”
“‘Dog Brother, Dog Brother?’”
“‘Give me one first, give me one first, I’ll pay you back later, I’ll definitely pay you back later…’”
At that moment, both Su Ming and Xu Changsheng froze simultaneously, their gazes immediately sharpening with keen intensity!!!
Dog Brother?
Could it be the Skinny Dog?!!!